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in office, how much -- open to date, we'll open that debate. governor deval patrick. thank you for being with us. there was more jobs after mitt romney got there. so why isn't that a record to run? >> that is a record to run on. but it's not a record to win on. we were 47th in job creation out of 50 states when governor romney was in office. we were at a time of strong economic growth in the country and we were trailing the country at the same time, he left a structural deficit, although he told me and told the public that he was leaving a surplus and the size of the state workforce grew. he cut education, the largest single per pupil cut in education in america when he was here. i think all of those are relevant when you compare them in particular to a governor -- excuse me a president who has not followed the trend as romney did but bucked the trend and turned around job loss and added some 4 million private sector jobs in the last two years. >> as governor mitt romney, basically had the same job pattern as the president, the economy was in b
in office, how much -- open to date, we'll open that debate. governor deval patrick. thank you for being with us. there was more jobs after mitt romney got there. so why isn't that a record to run? >> that is a record to run on. but it's not a record to win on. we were 47th in job creation out of 50 states when governor romney was in office. we were at a time of strong economic growth in the country and we were trailing the country at the same time, he left a structural deficit, although...
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romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> that's interesting. >> -- i don't know maybe this is it. >> all right. maybe the altitude. >> what's that? >> i was saying maybe the altitude. al gore was being lighthearted when he was saying maybe that was the challenge, the altitude. >> maybe the altitude is what affected mitt romney's memory. maybe that was the impact on the debate. >> you win the gold. >> it is lighthearted. >> you win the gold. >> it is light hearted. >> stephanie, always great to see you. i appreciate your time. >>> "out front" next we break down mitt romney's key line of the night. it came when he talked about his tax plan. does it add up or not? u.s. special forces are on the ground, collecting intelligence in libya. we have a report from benghazi, coming up. >>> and live report from facebook revealed by mark zuckerberg. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or ma
romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> that's interesting. >> -- i don't know maybe this is it. >> all right. maybe the altitude. >> what's that? >> i was saying maybe the altitude. al gore was being lighthearted when he was saying maybe that was the challenge, the altitude. >> maybe the altitude is what affected mitt romney's memory. maybe that was the impact on the debate. >> you...
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was mitt romney saying at that debate? if he is saying he has no problems with contraception? >> he has always taken the same position. all of what you have recorded looks as if it is confusing. since he has been governor, i am a very strong activist in the pro-life movement. and the pro-life movement is extremely happy with his position because it has been consistent since the day he converted as governor. everything he has said has been strong pro-life. >> but on contraception. >> it has never been an issue for anyone in politics for as long as i have been involved. the key here is he is not against contraception. it should be out there. women should have access to it. but should the government fund it? that's the question. should employers be forced to fund it for their employees? if it is against their religious beliefs, obviously, they shouldn't be, because that would be a violation of the first amendment. of course, he is not for that. should they have access to it, absolutely. there is no effort by anyone i know to
was mitt romney saying at that debate? if he is saying he has no problems with contraception? >> he has always taken the same position. all of what you have recorded looks as if it is confusing. since he has been governor, i am a very strong activist in the pro-life movement. and the pro-life movement is extremely happy with his position because it has been consistent since the day he converted as governor. everything he has said has been strong pro-life. >> but on contraception....
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. >> do you see it on other issues in the debate? >> not away that would put close any kind of day light between president obama and governor romney. i think that he was talking about his health care plan last week. i believe they are more exposetory on the issues. >> he is saying pre-existing conditions are not covered. he is talking about if you have health insurance and you lose your job, you can continue with coverage if you pay the premiums. >> that is right flt and. and i read that his senior adviser clarified after the debate. i want to say that the whole abortion has been talked to death. i know his spokesman connected him after ward. why did he need to be corrected? was that an attempt to appeal to a wider range of people? you would have to ask governor romney why he said what he said. i think we should ask president obama why he tried to appeal to nobody. >> well look, i think we were reminded that mitt romney was willing to say and do anything to be president even if it means hiding to his own positions. to issues on women
. >> do you see it on other issues in the debate? >> not away that would put close any kind of day light between president obama and governor romney. i think that he was talking about his health care plan last week. i believe they are more exposetory on the issues. >> he is saying pre-existing conditions are not covered. he is talking about if you have health insurance and you lose your job, you can continue with coverage if you pay the premiums. >> that is right flt...
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romney got one out of the first debate. we'll see if it lasts. this science is not exact but it's pretty darned good. if you look back over time, it's pretty darned good. when you see the conspiracy theories you have to say it's the politics of the moment. every now and then you see a poll that you say well, that doesn't look right. i look at ours every time before we put them on the air and the guys who do it for us do it just right. >> go ahead, gloria. >> anderson, i also think it actually kind of affects the campaign in its own way because as the old saying goes, nothing sticks to you like success so when you have a candidate like mitt romney who has been down, maybe some of his voters are less enthusiastic because they think oh, he might not win. suddenly, he's got the wind at his back. suddenly they're thinking gosh, maybe this guy can win, maybe i ought to turn out and vote. then his base might become more enthusiastic, thinking they can beat president obama. it can also work on the other side, that people think oh, president obama really
romney got one out of the first debate. we'll see if it lasts. this science is not exact but it's pretty darned good. if you look back over time, it's pretty darned good. when you see the conspiracy theories you have to say it's the politics of the moment. every now and then you see a poll that you say well, that doesn't look right. i look at ours every time before we put them on the air and the guys who do it for us do it just right. >> go ahead, gloria. >> anderson, i also think...
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mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think democrats will hire rob portman for debate preparation? >> the ads in the campaign, so negative, and so nasty. t i expected president obama to start bucking about bain capital, 47%. >> never debate on your anniversary, an important lesson. it just doesn't seem to work. the big change, president obama running ads in the swing states about this terrible person mitt romney who wants to eat babies and throw granny in the snow. just terrible. that guy didn't show up. america met a guy with very calm, presidential dem temperament. as a matter of fact, snis int
mitt romney came prepared to play, drove to debate. i don't think the president has been talked to like this over the past four years, and i think he was so surprised that romney was just sort of plat out lying, never proposed a 20% tax cut. we've been hearing that a lot. and i think that threw him off his game. it propels all of his campaign into the next debate. mitt romney could have gone down and this race would have been over. now we have a horse race on our hands. >> do you think...
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universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this, you need to be passionate. you need to call governor romney when he leaves you openings and you need to show people you care and want to be there. wolf, here's the key question, we know what will give republicans energy, but also going into the debate romney was down a handful in florida, handful or more in virginia, handful or more in ohio where you just showed the president moments ago in wisconsin. come to the electoral map, this is the big question. first of three debates, gives republicans energy at a time many of them were beginning to worry about the top of the tic
universally we were said, look, romney won the debate. no question about it. what are the republicans saying? money is coming in and enthusiasm on the ground when people are saying will you come and register voters than they were 24 hours ago. this helps romney with the base, republican energy, grass roots effort and republican money. one wha are the democrats saying? they say the president better show up next time and hopes his staff takes him in the room and say you need to care about this,...
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you heard that mitt romney wants to get rid of federal funding for pbs. it came up in the debate. there's been a lot of talk about a certain big bird since then. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you too but i'm not going to keep on borrowing money from china to pay for it. >> don't worry. somebody's finally getting tough on big bird. elmo, you better make a run for it. governor romney is going to let wall street run wild again but he's going to bring the hammer down on sesame street. >> first of all, full disclosure, i know big bird. i'm sorry to be a name dropper but it's true. not like i go to dinner with him. i don't want to overstate it. i haven't been over to his nest for drinks or anything. but i have gone to his workplace. >> this is anderson cooper in for oscar, the grouch who's on assignment at the dump. i'm here with two legendary grouch newscasters, dan rather not and walter cranky to discuss today's letter in the news. the letter g. say hello, dan rather not. >> i would rather not. >> i wonder what dan rather not is
you heard that mitt romney wants to get rid of federal funding for pbs. it came up in the debate. there's been a lot of talk about a certain big bird since then. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you too but i'm not going to keep on borrowing money from china to pay for it. >> don't worry. somebody's finally getting tough on big bird. elmo, you better make a run for it. governor romney is going to let wall street run wild again but...
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romney did well in the debate. i will admit that, i give him a b-plus on style, but i give him a d-minus on substance and truthfulness. >> you know, why -- >> he did not tell the truth. >> president obama didn't challenge him on the stage, which i think probably is what a lot of democrats think the problem was. let me ask you about ohio's job. as you know, both of you know, ohio's unemployment rate is lower than the national average. it was 5.4%, governor, when you took office. it hit its high point in 2010. ten points now it's down. by 7.2%. now, i want to just play you what governor kasik, a republican, said at the rnc. >> we've made real progress in ohio in restoring confidence because that's what so much of life is about. we are setting people free in order to build success, but we need a new partner in washington. this relationship is just not working. it is holding us back. >> so governor, first to you. who is responsible for the good economy, or relatively good economy in ohio? >> thank you for playing that
romney did well in the debate. i will admit that, i give him a b-plus on style, but i give him a d-minus on substance and truthfulness. >> you know, why -- >> he did not tell the truth. >> president obama didn't challenge him on the stage, which i think probably is what a lot of democrats think the problem was. let me ask you about ohio's job. as you know, both of you know, ohio's unemployment rate is lower than the national average. it was 5.4%, governor, when you took...
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did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been prepared for those kinds of attacks. he should not have looked surprised and he should have been much more deft at not just defending his own record and talking about where we have been and what he has done to shore up the ddle class and what he will continue to do, but he should have absolutely brought up the 47%, his offshoring, the fact that mitt romney does not want to come clean on his income taxes and i think that would have been a much different debate. >> i can see that crystal is jumping in there. unfortunately, you can't do it just yet. we have to have a commerci
did he not watch those debates? has he never seen mitt romney debate? >> i think that is a very good question, piers, because you would think that in talking about the preparation, you would take a look at all of the debates and actually, the one with newt gingrich is the one that i think they needed to take a look at, because that's where he eviscerated the speaker, and he did it by telling the blatant lies that newt gingrich actually talked about the next day. so he should have been...
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we had none of that after the romney/obama debate. you had silence, you had worry. paul ryan had to be happy he proved himself to be a potential president. one thing interesting going forward. one thing, democrats trying to make him scary. the ryan budget would decimate the social safety net. and they haven't been able to do that. in convention speech and debate tonight, he's a likeable guy. if you know him, he's likeable. you might disagree with him on policy. he's a likeable guy. they just disagree with him. that helps governor romney. this has a short shelf life. two presidential candidates in the arena tuesday night. this was essentially a draw tonight. both sides can come away happy they did what they wanted to do. >> has joe biden suddenly become barack obama's debate partner? >> it's interesting. reading the social media. because each side are so convinced that their side won. this was no draw. my guy won. and it's interesting how it came out that way. i do think that joe biden did something that barack obama desperately needed, and that's to inject life into
we had none of that after the romney/obama debate. you had silence, you had worry. paul ryan had to be happy he proved himself to be a potential president. one thing interesting going forward. one thing, democrats trying to make him scary. the ryan budget would decimate the social safety net. and they haven't been able to do that. in convention speech and debate tonight, he's a likeable guy. if you know him, he's likeable. you might disagree with him on policy. he's a likeable guy. they just...
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not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had it right. romney got it wrong on one fact, but there is a bigger story. but surely we won't spend a lot of time litigating this. so much bigger issues. >> let's bring in candy. candy, a moment which obviously now both campaigneds will be focusing on. tell us your thoughts during that moment. >> well, again, i heard the president's speech at the time. i sort of re-read a lot of stuff about libya, i knew we'd probably get a libya question, so i wanted to be up on it. so we knew that the president had said these acts of terror won't stand or whatever the whole q
not a problem for what governor romney said in the debate. he was wrong about what the president did generically refer to an act of terror. we have a question. what did governor romney say instead of what did governor romney do. a choice of words, a poor one. fact checking, and i would make this argument. done in studios in washington and new york and talk about undecided voters and talk about libya, and who has an economic plan? i vote the latter. >> this is a murky situation. candy had...
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mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the middle class versus mitt romney's but he certainly missed some opportunities. >> here is the thing. when it comes to issues, a lot of people are talking about what wasn't mentioned of the debate like romney's 47% comment, romney's taxes, bain capital. why didn't the president mention these things? >> that's exactly right, carol, and what i was about to say is that he absolute missed some opportunities. i don't understand why he didn't bring up the 47%. i don't know understand why he didn't focus on bain and i don't understand why he did not go back very hard on mitt
mitt romney had the luxury of preparation endlessly for this debate. this is his full-time job as running for president. the president, you know, actually has a full-time job and that is running the country. he was rusty and it showed. mitt romney had had 20 debates this year. was very well prepared. and that showed too. but i do think president obama was able to do the contrast. i loved when he looked directly to the camera and talked to the american people about his plan in protecting the...
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the debate season has been good for mitt romney in ohio. however, the president continues to keep a small but stubborn lead in the state of ohio. the two most recent polls we've factor into the that average are these two. a cbs/quinnipiac university poll has the president up 50-47. but another shows a dead het, 47-47. what's driving it? let's take a look. it's a classic swing of the genders. in the state of ohio, among women, 53% for the president, 41% for governor romney. among men, the flip side. a big gender gap that works both way, women to the president's advantage, men to governor romney's advantage. one of the reasons i was in ohio was to take a look at the early voting. in the quinnipiac/cbs poll, they asked people who have voted early, whou did you vote? the president with an edge, 54% to 39%. the president wants to be ahead in the early voting. but these numbers are actually better for the republicans than they were four years ago. on the ground in ohio, republicans think we'd like to be a little closer in the early voting but the
the debate season has been good for mitt romney in ohio. however, the president continues to keep a small but stubborn lead in the state of ohio. the two most recent polls we've factor into the that average are these two. a cbs/quinnipiac university poll has the president up 50-47. but another shows a dead het, 47-47. what's driving it? let's take a look. it's a classic swing of the genders. in the state of ohio, among women, 53% for the president, 41% for governor romney. among men, the flip...
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debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong, because when he says this, let's look at all the rates you're lowering, and then he ignores the fact that i say we're also going to limit deductions and credits and exemptions. he ignores that part. obviously that was corrected by his deputy campaign manager, who said that she stipulated that in fact, the $5 trillion number was wrong. it's completely wrong. >> he's talking about you there, stephanie. >> he is. >> he says that you said it was wrong. >> that's right. right. piers, i'm really glad you brought that up. so there's this thing called math and here are mitt romney's tax cuts. if you add
debate and say basically yes, mitt romney had a good debate but it was all a pack of lies. and he actually responded to the main lie allegation which is this thing that he's going to be apparently charging a $5 trillion tax cut to the american people, and you've got a -- not personally by name, but we now know it was you. let's just play a clip of this and see what your reaction is. >> well, actually, the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong,...
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democrats quick to criticize how mitt romney is handling this. the timing of the state, what he said. so have a number of republicans. john kerry called romney's statements, quote, callous and reckless. dan coates who once served as ambassador to germany was asked about the kerry criticism of romney, let's listen. >> let's avoid the political statements right now. >> should that be true of mitt romney as well? >> i think we need to keep the political focus on the election separate from the possible implications of what goes to security and how to protect our citizens abroad. >> and late today president obama weighed in. >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here. you know, governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and name later. as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. you know, it's important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts and that you've thought through the ramifications before you make them. >> joining us now is ari fleischer, who's an unpaid occasi
democrats quick to criticize how mitt romney is handling this. the timing of the state, what he said. so have a number of republicans. john kerry called romney's statements, quote, callous and reckless. dan coates who once served as ambassador to germany was asked about the kerry criticism of romney, let's listen. >> let's avoid the political statements right now. >> should that be true of mitt romney as well? >> i think we need to keep the political focus on the election...
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romney clearly had what lower unemployment level and i think that's a fair part of this debate. but i think it also goes deeper, you just saw governor romney out of -- if obama wants to get into a debate about investments and choices about private sector investment and bureaucratic investment, solyndra is almost a case study in why bureaucrats don't invest state money because -- so called investments are now either going broke, on the edge of going broke, losing money all across this whole zone for example where he was going to get us a million electric cars a year and there's like 5% of that amount despite invested billions and billions of the taxpayers money. >> but in the past, mitt romney had supported government investment in alternative energies in private companies. >> i think there's a difference between the government for example having a tax credit for wind or for solar or even a tax credit for buying a breakthrough kind of car like the volt, there's a difference between having a tax credit and having bureaucrats dole out hundreds of billions of dollars. so i think it'
romney clearly had what lower unemployment level and i think that's a fair part of this debate. but i think it also goes deeper, you just saw governor romney out of -- if obama wants to get into a debate about investments and choices about private sector investment and bureaucratic investment, solyndra is almost a case study in why bureaucrats don't invest state money because -- so called investments are now either going broke, on the edge of going broke, losing money all across this whole zone...
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the president and mitt romney went toe to toe over china in the last debate. let's listen. >> china has been a currency manipulator for years and years and years, and the president has a regular opportunity to label them as a currency manipulator, but refuses to do so. on day one i will label china a currency manipulator. >> the currency has actually gone up 11% since i have been president because we have pushed them hard, and we put unprecedented trade pressure on china. that's why exports had significantly increased under my presidency. >> joining us now to talk more about u.s. policy on china, the impact on the presidential election is gordon xhank, a columnist for forbes.com and author of the book called "the coming collapse of china." scary title. he is in new york. i want to start, if i can, with what the republicans are trying to make their main point of attack right now, and that is this whole currency manipulation issue. should the u.s. be more aggressive about trying to get china labelled as a manipulator. >> well, it should because u.s. law requires
the president and mitt romney went toe to toe over china in the last debate. let's listen. >> china has been a currency manipulator for years and years and years, and the president has a regular opportunity to label them as a currency manipulator, but refuses to do so. on day one i will label china a currency manipulator. >> the currency has actually gone up 11% since i have been president because we have pushed them hard, and we put unprecedented trade pressure on china. that's why...
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the actual words came from the final debate this week in florida and just like all the other times, fact checkers have called the charge flat out false. it's called pants on fire false. this on debate night from our own fact checker, john berman. >> so what are the facts here? when the president took office he did travel to several countries talking about american foreign policy. in france, for example, he said america has shown arrogance and had been dismissive, even derisive though he also criticized europe in that very same speech and in none of these speeches, none of them in europe or the middle east or here at home did president obama use the word apology or say he's sorry. so our verdict here is it is false to call the president's speeches an apology tour even if he was critical of past u.s. foreign policy, he issued no apologies. >> yet the ad has just come out. here's a portion of ad number two titled highest. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger now than when i came into office. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. that's unacceptable to me. th
the actual words came from the final debate this week in florida and just like all the other times, fact checkers have called the charge flat out false. it's called pants on fire false. this on debate night from our own fact checker, john berman. >> so what are the facts here? when the president took office he did travel to several countries talking about american foreign policy. in france, for example, he said america has shown arrogance and had been dismissive, even derisive though he...
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romney is rehearsing for the presidential debates. the first one is not for another month. let's begin with the first lady. big night for her. what should we hear? what's her message? >> reporter: it's basic night for first lady. very different than what we saw four years ago when she was introducing herself and introducing her husband. back then there were a lot of questions about who they were. what kind of man he was and what kind of family they were. she's going to leave the mud slinging for other folks. she's not going to attack paul ryan or mitt romney. she's foing going to make the c make the argument why she believes president obama is a good father. somebody who is good for the country. someone who understands what it's like the feel financial hardship and he also understands too there's a lot of work to be done. it was interesting earlier today. he gave himself an incomplete when it comes to this economic turn around. that's part to have the case they're making. they need another four years to get the job done or help more people along the way. it's going to be a
romney is rehearsing for the presidential debates. the first one is not for another month. let's begin with the first lady. big night for her. what should we hear? what's her message? >> reporter: it's basic night for first lady. very different than what we saw four years ago when she was introducing herself and introducing her husband. back then there were a lot of questions about who they were. what kind of man he was and what kind of family they were. she's going to leave the mud...
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mitt romney had the permanent smile on the last debate. when the president is saying if you're 55 and 56 years old, listen up, this matters on your health care system and mitt romney had a permanent smile. >> there was a town hall exchange in 2004 between senator kerry and president bush. let's watch that. because president bush got very vocal. >> mr. president, let's extend for a minute. >> i got to aner this. >> exactly. with reservists being held on duty -- >> let me answer what he just said -- >> well, i want to get into the issue. >> you tell tony blair we're going alone. tell tony blair we're going alone. tell berlusconi we're going alone. >> i love this clip. i will tell you what i like about it. the rule of thumb with our gestures, our gestures should be within the frame of our body. when we get bigger, we can do that when we're talking to a bigger audience. when we see george bush, he takes his hand out, he's saying this is a big issue right here, i need to address what just happened. he puts that hand out and then he continues to
mitt romney had the permanent smile on the last debate. when the president is saying if you're 55 and 56 years old, listen up, this matters on your health care system and mitt romney had a permanent smile. >> there was a town hall exchange in 2004 between senator kerry and president bush. let's watch that. because president bush got very vocal. >> mr. president, let's extend for a minute. >> i got to aner this. >> exactly. with reservists being held on duty -- >>...
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mitt romney arriving at the debate hall. we're watching -- we're getting closer and closser to the first debate between president obama and governor romney. people across the country are be watching, but the candidates are most concerned about swaying those battleground state voters who haven't yet made up their minds. cnn has put together a focus group of undecided voters from colorado, the state that's hosting the debate tonight. we're going to be watching their reaction to the candidates in real time. erin burnett is with the focus group over at the university of denver. joining us now. tell us about this focus group. >> wolf, these are people -- look, anyone who is watching, busy, taking time out of your lives to watch this. imagine taking the time to sit in person and dial test this, every word that these candidates say. these are people who are passionate about voting but undecided. a small group of americans very important to sdigd the election. wolf says they are undecided. the other thing about this group of people
mitt romney arriving at the debate hall. we're watching -- we're getting closer and closser to the first debate between president obama and governor romney. people across the country are be watching, but the candidates are most concerned about swaying those battleground state voters who haven't yet made up their minds. cnn has put together a focus group of undecided voters from colorado, the state that's hosting the debate tonight. we're going to be watching their reaction to the candidates in...
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earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this debate here. look at this choing. they're looking at each other. now they're in each other's space. this is interesting. when the president stands back up, this is man to man and it's interesting although they're having a debate, anderson, they're not coming across as contentious. there's still the professionalism with both of them here. >> a lot of times the president didn't want to seen to be sitting down when governor romney was addressing him and talking to him. >> we saw the president engage candy quite a bit. he would walk towards candy. we have proximics. >> what are exchanges you point to, one of them was over drilling on public lan
earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this...
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practicing with mock debates, honing romney's performance in style and substance. gop sources tell cnn that senator rob portman, who plays the role of president obama in mock debates, has barely left romney's side. >> mitt romney made us proud last week and he's going to do it again next week! >> reporter: getting him ready for what romney aides expect will be a very aggressive president, trying to make up for his much-criticized performance last week. in an exclusive interview with cnn, portman explained how he tries to thicken the republican candidate's skin. >> your job, in preparing someone, of course, is to be so tough when they get up there in the debate, they feel about halfway through, gosh, this isn't so bad. >> yeah, it's not new. >> yeah, i'm glad it's not portman. >> reporter: sources say romney's prep for tonight's debate, a town hall, is different. >> mr. president, you're entitled as a president to own your own airplane and house but not facts. >> reporter: instead of coaching hem to focus intently on the president like last time, this time aides wan
practicing with mock debates, honing romney's performance in style and substance. gop sources tell cnn that senator rob portman, who plays the role of president obama in mock debates, has barely left romney's side. >> mitt romney made us proud last week and he's going to do it again next week! >> reporter: getting him ready for what romney aides expect will be a very aggressive president, trying to make up for his much-criticized performance last week. in an exclusive interview with...
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they felt governor romney won the debate. >> that's reflected in those exchanges. libya exchange, a couple of exchanges in the debate where governor romney pursuing a question that the president wouldn't give him the answer he wanted, it frustrated him. >> what surprised you most in this. >> after libya, what we saw, i believe that what we notice is that we saw an increase in pacing then with mitt romney. the president really knocked it out of park. >> the key for governor romney, focus on the economy moving forward. >> absolutely. >> even foreign policy debate. there is a way to relate foreign policy back to security. that's what the president has to do. >> thank you for being here. >>> senator john mccain debating barack obama. he was watching closely. senator mccain joins me ahead. the big "360" interview. we'll talk about syria as well. n your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fres
they felt governor romney won the debate. >> that's reflected in those exchanges. libya exchange, a couple of exchanges in the debate where governor romney pursuing a question that the president wouldn't give him the answer he wanted, it frustrated him. >> what surprised you most in this. >> after libya, what we saw, i believe that what we notice is that we saw an increase in pacing then with mitt romney. the president really knocked it out of park. >> the key for...
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romney 42%. >> that's changed a lot since that debate. i think that the first two debates -- >> this is post-debate i should say. >> the first two debates were paul ryan, mitt romney. the numbers that i have have shown a significant movement in the senior vote, but we're also, you know -- look, since 1952 dwight eisenhower there have been 15 presidential elections. democrats have won four. each one of those four johnson, carter, clinton, and obama have been won by people who eventually won the election. in florida he is behind. i mean, obama. if he is behind in florida, according to florida history, he is not going to win the general election. >> let's get this straight on medicare. the $700 billion plus that al and other republicans speak about coming out of medicare just so all of florida seniors knows, that's coming out of insurance companies and providers who are charging too much. >> providers are -- but, okay, let me just -- i don't want to get into the weeds on this number because nobody ever comes to an agreement on it, but a prov
romney 42%. >> that's changed a lot since that debate. i think that the first two debates -- >> this is post-debate i should say. >> the first two debates were paul ryan, mitt romney. the numbers that i have have shown a significant movement in the senior vote, but we're also, you know -- look, since 1952 dwight eisenhower there have been 15 presidential elections. democrats have won four. each one of those four johnson, carter, clinton, and obama have been won by people who...
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you know, the president has held his third debate with governor romney, and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [ cheering ] my only regret is we didn't have three. folks, look, look, as the president pointed out and it's become clear after these four debates that the president has exposed that these debates have exposed that governor romney and paul ryan as the president said have a foreign policy throughout the 1980s. the cold war is over. social policy out of the 1950s, and the president said and economic policy out of the 1930 20s. look, folks, the difference in our policies now are profound and they're clearly differences. but they have a different value set. they come at this from a different direction than we do. governor romney is rushing to agree with president obama on iraq. afghanistan. syria. disavowing the foreign policy he has been running on for the past two years. literally, i don't know whether you saw john stewart. did you see john stewart's show? >> he was finishing his sentences. it is really amazing. you know, i don't know what happened we call that conver
you know, the president has held his third debate with governor romney, and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [ cheering ] my only regret is we didn't have three. folks, look, look, as the president pointed out and it's become clear after these four debates that the president has exposed that these debates have exposed that governor romney and paul ryan as the president said have a foreign policy throughout the 1980s. the cold war is over. social policy out of the 1950s, and the...
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out of this debate here's what can you expect from the romney campaign. they will continue to go after president obama on changing statements on libya and what sparked those attacks. they believe that wild president obama won the skirmish, may have won the skirmish last night on the exact phrasing he used in the rose garden, there's still many more questions to be answered about the white house's reaction, so expect that to continue as a battle and then expect the romney campaign to also press on the president's pension. on the other side of the aisle, expect president obama to carry forward this discussion on contraception. last night governor romney said that, you know, he is very supportive of women getting access to contraception at their own discretion. but governor romney supported the amendment which said employers can choose not to carry coverage that includes contraception. so the obama campaign will press on that, that that's a flip flop they'll say and then also the fair pay message because they want to really woo more women voters. >> that tha
out of this debate here's what can you expect from the romney campaign. they will continue to go after president obama on changing statements on libya and what sparked those attacks. they believe that wild president obama won the skirmish, may have won the skirmish last night on the exact phrasing he used in the rose garden, there's still many more questions to be answered about the white house's reaction, so expect that to continue as a battle and then expect the romney campaign to also press...
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do republicans feel that romney's performance in these debates make or break? is it a make-or-break moment for mitt romney? >> if you look at all the polls, in essence, they're both tied. so i think everything is going to matter. demads are going to matter. if people watch the debate, i think it will make a huge difference. i think you're dealing with two very bright individuals with totally different visions and versions of where they want to take the united states of america. you have one in president obama who's been now in control of this administration for four years. presiden economy, when you look at all those factors. but he's a very accomplished debater. then you have governor romney who has done everything that he does, succeeds whether it's fixing the olympics, turning them around -- but he's not a career politician who's used to debating every single day. >> well, he was governor of massachusetts. >> i think you're going to look at -- he was a very effective governor of massachusetts. he got unemployment down in massachusetts. >> he did debate in th
do republicans feel that romney's performance in these debates make or break? is it a make-or-break moment for mitt romney? >> if you look at all the polls, in essence, they're both tied. so i think everything is going to matter. demads are going to matter. if people watch the debate, i think it will make a huge difference. i think you're dealing with two very bright individuals with totally different visions and versions of where they want to take the united states of america. you have...
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. >> they say mitt romney won the first debate. now pundits are also saying that second debate probably won by president obama. whoever wins the third debate, that's the one held tonight, will meet the tigers in the world series. >> that's special. >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >>> last words. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >>> with two weeks to go and with the race scary close, president obama and mitt romney stare each other down one last time and take their parting shots. >> the s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. >> i'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr. putin. after the election he'll get more backbone. >> from rose glasses to red line to red ink did mitt romney gain any red states? >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> or did president obama zing his way to a win. >> so the question is not a game of battleship. >> we go to the scorecards on a special "early start." >>> good morning, welcom
. >> they say mitt romney won the first debate. now pundits are also saying that second debate probably won by president obama. whoever wins the third debate, that's the one held tonight, will meet the tigers in the world series. >> that's special. >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >>> last words. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >>> with two weeks to go and with...
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two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his ability to connect with the voters. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> reporter: analysts say the format could be good for the president. >> he will absolutely be able to draw from that energy, from the energy of the public and the crowd. >> reporter: as for romney. >> one of his big challenges during this entire campaign has been not being aible to connect with the common man and woman and child. he's got to be able to come across as corrennecting, as genuine, as caring. >> the stakes couldn't be higher. athena jones, cnn, washington. >> you can see the second presidential debate liv
two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his...
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does show romney with a slight edge. governor romney with a slight edge. though still well within the margin of error. we're joined now by my colleague, wolf blitzer, live in washington. wolf, this was a reporter's analysis done by one of our reporter colleagues, phil rucker, from "the washington post." is it fair to say that it appears in some of the campaigning that the president is doing that he's coming off as the underdog? or is that just the analysis? actually, wolf, hold your thought for a moment. that live event we're waiting for in indiana, richard mourdock is speaking. >> i want to talk about the remarks of last night, and i appreciate you gathering. you know, in the debate during last evening, i made a comment that i made, quite honestly, from the deepest roots and the greatest base of my faith. which is to say, that i believe life is precious. i believe that to the marrow of my bones. i believe that life itself is the greatest gift that god can give us. and i know, because polling shows it. at least 80% of al
does show romney with a slight edge. governor romney with a slight edge. though still well within the margin of error. we're joined now by my colleague, wolf blitzer, live in washington. wolf, this was a reporter's analysis done by one of our reporter colleagues, phil rucker, from "the washington post." is it fair to say that it appears in some of the campaigning that the president is doing that he's coming off as the underdog? or is that just the analysis? actually, wolf, hold your...
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a lot are preexisting conditions and i still don't understand why governor romney during the debate would say his health care coverage covers preexisting conditions when by mote people's definition on how you get that covered, his plan doesn't cover that? >> there is another thing. you just explained it better than president obama did in his debate. >> i appreciate the compliment, but i'd like an answer. >> here is my answer. president obama should thank mitt romney for essentially providing an inspirational blueprint for his own advisers to construct obama care. >> i don't know how any candidate running as long as mitt romney and as smart could get his own policies so wrong, unless he was trying to appeal to a wider range of people by kind of -- kind of painting with a very broad brush and a definition that's not what most people have about a preexisting condition. >> mitt romney is not a liar. he got that part wrong according to his senior adviser. >> he just did last week. >> so he got it wrong? >> do you think it was a mistake? >> this is becoming a pattern. when something becomes a p
a lot are preexisting conditions and i still don't understand why governor romney during the debate would say his health care coverage covers preexisting conditions when by mote people's definition on how you get that covered, his plan doesn't cover that? >> there is another thing. you just explained it better than president obama did in his debate. >> i appreciate the compliment, but i'd like an answer. >> here is my answer. president obama should thank mitt romney for...
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i talked to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for governor romney and author of "you can't lie to me." one of the exchanges you point out, there was a lot of heat last night. one is the exchange over oil production. let's take a look at that. >> that's the strategy you need. that's what we're going to do. >> what do you see going on? >> right here, watch -- >> that's not what you've done -- >> this is chopping. this chop is pointing towards the president. we'll get into this debate. look at all this chopping. looking at each other and now in each other's space. this interesting. when the president stands back up, this is like man-to-man. it's interesting. although they're having this debate, they're not coming across as contempt. it's like two brothers who have a disagreement and still that professionalism with both of them here. >> it seemed like a lot of times the president didn't want to be seen sitting down when governor romney was addressing him and talking to him. >> and the president would engage candy. when we're less than 18 inches n someone's personal zone, we see
i talked to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for governor romney and author of "you can't lie to me." one of the exchanges you point out, there was a lot of heat last night. one is the exchange over oil production. let's take a look at that. >> that's the strategy you need. that's what we're going to do. >> what do you see going on? >> right here, watch -- >> that's not what you've done -- >> this is chopping. this chop is pointing towards the...
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debates about foreign policy are a vital part of our democracy. and i don't know why the media is rushing to criticize mitt romney for criticizing a foreign policy when they did not do that to barack obama or john kerry when they exercised their right to criticize republican foreign policy. >> two quick things. one is, it's apples and oranges. that's just not a fair comparison. a fairer comparison would be what democrats did directly after 9/11. you know, on the 12th, you had statements by people like hillary clinton who at that time was then senator clinton and seen as a very partisan figure, who said we stand united behind the president. that's a leadership -- that's what leaders are supposed to do. the other part of this, which is now disturbing, is it's okay to sort of say that mistakes were made. you know, as people work in this industry, you know, we sort of have a responsibility to be care takers of this industry. when we just follow, you know, our partisan leaders down whatever partisan dark rabbit hole they tend to go to, you know, we get
debates about foreign policy are a vital part of our democracy. and i don't know why the media is rushing to criticize mitt romney for criticizing a foreign policy when they did not do that to barack obama or john kerry when they exercised their right to criticize republican foreign policy. >> two quick things. one is, it's apples and oranges. that's just not a fair comparison. a fairer comparison would be what democrats did directly after 9/11. you know, on the 12th, you had statements...
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romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned upside down on thursday morning. >> wow. what a bold prection that is by the republican governor of new jersey. what do you think? >> god bless him. you know, everybody has to spin -- as -- spin doctors, we lie for a living. we really ramp up the lies the we of the debate. you pretend -- barack obama is not very smart, not a very good debater. baloney. i like fact the governor, he is stating the obvious which is true. that it is a narrow race but there is a solid but narrow lead for the president. it means this is at least one, maybe one of the last, very big moments that mitt romney can change that. i don't know that the prediction is ri
romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned upside down on thursday morning. >> wow. what a bold prection that is by the republican governor of...
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it doesn't play very well in presidential debates. he'll be debating against mitt romney. mitt is really solid, a very smooth debater. every time the president has a pause, people might think the president doesn't know what he's going to say next. he's not prepared for the question. that's the problem in the debate. >> fine line between pausing so everyone can understand what you're talking about and i suppose pausing too long. >> oh, sure. it is also one of his strengths. he's a very thoughtful person. so if you like him, you'll see the pauses as him being thoughtful. if you don't like him, you'll think he needs a teleprompter. >> mitt romney, we both know debaters from both parties occasionally like to dodge questions. is there an art to do so gracefully, check this out. >> you asked me an entirely different question. >> beats me. don't know. where are we at, john? >> what do you see there? >> that was a disaster. that was south carolina, i believe. he had two terrible debates in south carolina. the only two i said he lost. and he in fact ended up losing that primary to
it doesn't play very well in presidential debates. he'll be debating against mitt romney. mitt is really solid, a very smooth debater. every time the president has a pause, people might think the president doesn't know what he's going to say next. he's not prepared for the question. that's the problem in the debate. >> fine line between pausing so everyone can understand what you're talking about and i suppose pausing too long. >> oh, sure. it is also one of his strengths. he's a...
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mitt romney, and his debate performances haven't been as steady. romney seems a little shaky. playing it safe because they thought they had a double digit lead. i talked to a top romney campaign adviser who conceded throw the momentum was going the other way, they hoped the organization could pull out a victory, but their expectation tonight is that gingrich wins. >> i want to play a clip of mitt romney's trying to lower expectations here in south carolina. take a look. >> speaker gingrich is from a neighboring state, well known, popular in the state. i knew we would have a long road ahead of us. to be in a neck and neck race at this last moment is kind of exciting. >> it sounds like he's already trying to come up with a reason for a loss here. >> it does, anderson. you have to keep in mind during the cnn debate, he called newt gingrich a creature of washington. here he is saying he hails from a neighboring state. he's trying to clean up what looks like a loss in south caroli carolina. we should point out he has had conflicting statements all week
mitt romney, and his debate performances haven't been as steady. romney seems a little shaky. playing it safe because they thought they had a double digit lead. i talked to a top romney campaign adviser who conceded throw the momentum was going the other way, they hoped the organization could pull out a victory, but their expectation tonight is that gingrich wins. >> i want to play a clip of mitt romney's trying to lower expectations here in south carolina. take a look. >> speaker...
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>> my advice is to mitt romney. be the debater, not the moderator. i think he went back to doing what he did during the republican primary which was try to enforce the rules. it came across awkward then, it came across as awkward last night. the second thing he tried to do was become the questioner. he a lot of times went back and asked president obama the questions directly. i thought that was such a mistake. it gave president obama a chance to answer. it gave him a second shot at the apple on many of the questions. it put the ball back in his court and ate it up some of mitt romney's time. >> good advice. van jones. >> sorry, go for it, van. >> good advice for him on monday. for me, my advice is to president obama which is simply have numbers along with your proposals. just said you have a six-point plan. >> you said it, not me, van. >> just say over and over again, what's amazing is romney has this five-point plan that everybody knocks. everybody look at and say this plan is literally two minus two equals four, it doesn't add up, but everybody kno
>> my advice is to mitt romney. be the debater, not the moderator. i think he went back to doing what he did during the republican primary which was try to enforce the rules. it came across awkward then, it came across as awkward last night. the second thing he tried to do was become the questioner. he a lot of times went back and asked president obama the questions directly. i thought that was such a mistake. it gave president obama a chance to answer. it gave him a second shot at the...